19 Oct 2016 1:43 PM |
Anonymous

Do you have a great idea or resource that would help instructors of psychology? Would you like to get rewarded for leaving your footprint in the teaching of psychology?

The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2) announces the availability of up to five $1500 Instructional Resource Awards, and issues a call for funding proposals. Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis for projects that develop instructional resources to support the teaching of psychology and the Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology (OTRP). The IRA funding rate over the last 3 years is 39 percent. The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2017.

For information about the Instructional Resource Award program, visit the Instructional Resource Awards webpage on the Society's members’ web site under “Rewards” athttp://teachpsych.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1610198. You also may contact Dr. Elizabeth Mazur at Penn State University, Greater Allegheny Campus atemazur@psu.edu.

06 Jul 2015 9:12 AM |
Anonymous

Authors: Dan J. Segrist and Stephen D. A. Hupp
Affiliation: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Description: This 31-page annotated bibliography provides a representative and relatively comprehensive list of articles, book chapters, and books on the use of humor in teaching psychology, including using humor as a teaching tool, on exams, and in online teaching, and students' perceptions of instructor humor.
Note: 2012 OTRP Instructional Resource Award

15 Jun 2015 2:24 PM |
Anonymous

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Research Grant

Deadline - October 31, 2015

The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division 2 of APA) is pleased to announce a program of small grants to provide support for research projects on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). The grant program is open to members of the Society for the Teaching Psychology who teach Psychology at 4-year colleges and universities, 2-year colleges, or high schools. Research projects in any phase of development are eligible for funding (e.g., materials design, data collection, manuscript writing). However, the proposed project must have a high probability of producing a product that will be presented and/or published in a peer-reviewed outlet in a timely manner. Grant funds can be used for materials/supplies for research, participant incentives, stipends for researcher and/or research assistants, travel to promote collaboration on project, and travel to present outcomes of research. We have a total of $10,000 to award. These funds will likely be divided among several outstanding proposals and awardees may only receive partial funding for their projects.

Proposals should include applicants’ names, institutional affiliations, and contact information in one document and a project narrative which has no identifiers which includes a) title of project, b) literature review and statement of question/hypothesis (no more than 1 page), c) description of research design and methods of data collection (no more than 1 page), d) description of data analysis and expected results (no more than ½ page), e) a description of how the project reflects the Executive Committee’s preferred theme and/or addresses the mission of STP (no more than 1 page), f) reference list, g) project timeline, and h) budget, i) evidence of IRB approval. Because of budget limitations, please indicate whether and how you would be willing to go forward with the project in the case of partial support.

Proposals will be evaluated on the degree to which proposal fits STP’s description of the SoTL in Psychology as evidenced by a) clearly articulated research question/hypothesis, b) literature-based inquiry, c) appropriate and sound method of inquiry, and d) likelihood of generating a peer-reviewed product; and the degree to which the Executive Committee preferred theme for 2015: "Teaching to the community: Using our expertise as teachers to share psychology with the public”. In addition, innovativeness, potential impact/reach of the product, strength and clarity of the narrative, feasibility and appropriateness will factor into the evaluation of proposals. Those evaluating the grants will be blind to the applicants’ identities.

Grant recipients will be asked to submit an abstract and a final report upon completion of the project demonstrating completion of tasks described in the original proposal. Proposals should be submitted in two separate files, one with contact information and one with the project narrative with no identifiers toSTPSOTLGRANT@farmingdale.edu. If you have questions, please contact Marya Howell-Carter, Grant Committee Chair (email: carterm@farmingdale.edu). Proposals are due by 11:59 pm (EST) on October 31, 2015.

The Society for the Teaching of Psychology Elections and Appointments Committee members (Suzie Baker, Eric Landrum, Victor Benassi) are pleased to announce the results of the 2015 APA Division 2 elections. We congratulate the newly elected officers and thank all of the candidates for their willingness to serve STP. Those elected will begin 3-year terms on January 1, 2016.

30 Apr 2015 12:25 PM |
Anonymous

An Online Career-Exploration Resource for Psychology Majors (2015)

Author: Drew C. Appleby
Affiliation: Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Description: This resource has two parts. The first, for faculty, contains cited references, suggestions of ways to use the resource to promote student success, and lists of printed and online sources to aid them in their career-advising activities. The second resource, for students, consists of a list of 262 careers (organized into 15 broad occupational categories) that psychology majors can prepare to enter. Persons employed in 60 of these careers are psychologists who must hold the appropriate graduate degree. In the remaining 202 psychology-related careers, 120 can be entered with a bachelor’s degree and 112 require a graduate degree. Following each career name are hotlinks for websites, videos, interviews, and e-book chapters containing information that provide students with online career-exploration resources. Faculty, advisors, and administrators can also use this material in their classes, advising sessions, and departmental websites to help psychology majors begin the process of accomplishing Goal 5: Professional Development of APA’s Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major: Version 2.0.